Realizing the city’s full, prosperous potential

Vish Viswanath is an experienced community advocate and small business owner, motivated by spirit and will to create a vibrant Laredo - that realizes its fullest, prosperous potential.

Vish has a vision of progress for the city with a focus on District 6. This vision will be realized by holding government accountable, fostering transparency, enhancing standard operating procedures with checks and balances, providing equal opportunities for bidding and contracts, and fairly applying strict ethical standards.

Vish’s platform concentrates on improving basic city services and creating additional amenities for families and youth, while also creating career and employment opportunities at all levels. Vish intends to work to bring a water park, a secondary water source, support a fifth bridge with all its infrastructure, and furthering economic opportunities. He will work to keep taxes in check while promoting a business-friendly atmosphere of support utilizing federal and state grants, and specifically fostering small business development through the Type A/B program.

Vish looks forward to improving District 6 by working on quality of life and basic public service issues such as: protecting and growing the footprint of North Central Park, especially expanding green space, adding lighting, developing and maintaining bike/track trails; addressing traffic congestion (especially bottle necks in the Shiloh/McPherson and Springfield extension areas); working to ensure strong water pressure in all areas of the district; NCP improvements; overpasses on loop 20 and building a district recreation center.

In order to, realize the city’s fullest potential, Vish will work to provide a foundation of responsible and ethical public government, and he encourages District 6 residents and all Laredoans to join him in this task.